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The Case for Optimism and Risk at Startups

Both Sides of the Table

Entrepreneurs are driven to pursue their passions no matter the personal costs, societal pressure, family head-scratching or financial consequences. I was fortunate enough recently to be invited to a private sitting with the president of South Korea, Park Geun-hye, along with 18 other entrepreneurs. Now they are partners.

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2021 was a record breaking year for Israeli startups. What now?

VC Cafe

The government set a goal to increase the percentage of people employed in tech t0 15% but it cannot be achieved overnight. This excludes real estate prices and relates mainly to cost of living (prices of goods). Most expensive cost of living cities in the world (source: WEF ). Global tech correction. Strong foundations.

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Taking stock of the Dutch tech cluster: What The Netherlands needs to win the European startup scene

The Next Web

Our population churns out 181 patents per million inhabitants ranking us #8 in the world – ahead of the US, South Korea and Norway. As a general rule, the more trust a society has, the lower the cost/friction of transacting with each other. The Next Web and the Next Women) and several government backed initiatives.

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3 Reasons to Benefit from the Coming Wave of 5G

The Startup Magazine

mHealth (healthcare) will be transformed, giving opportunities for telemedicine, wearable device manufacturers, app developers , government health organizations, insurance and pharmaceutical companies, etc. It’s expected to cut costs for healthcare services. Manufacturing will become faster and cheaper, products – more complex.

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What’s Plan B? – The Small, the Agile, and the Many

Steve Blank

The sum of these Chinese offset strategies means that in the South China Sea the U.S. This does not bode well for our treaty allies, Japan, the Philippines, and South Korea. The system-to-system interactions to create these complex integrations drive up cost and manufacturing lead times.

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How To Profit From Bearish Crypto Markets

YoungUpstarts

Additionally, countries like South Korea are implementing strict controls on digital currency trading and domestic brokers are no longer allowed to for accept foreign. This seamless, anonymous, near-zero cost technology has put banks on notice. India is equally strict when it comes to digital currency trading.

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SMEs Are Riding Global Wave of eCommerce – But Logistics Concerns See Many Swimming Against Tide

YoungUpstarts

The question they must answer is – are the time and the cost of moving goods across borders going to be worth it for my business? 4] In South Korea, mobile applications are key since almost one in three online clothing buyers last bought something via their smartphone. [5]. 1] [link]. [2]

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